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Welcome to Woburn ...

Woburn is located in Burke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Woburn is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woburn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Woburn, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Woburn: 701

Communities Also Named Woburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Woburn - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Ontario and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woburn.

Communities near Woburn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woburn.

  • Kenmare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowbells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lignite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Portal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Portal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Flaxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Niobe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Northgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woburn.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woburn. See our Newspapers Page for Woburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woburn ...

Looking for more information about Woburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woburn.

Adding Woburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woburn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Woburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woburn post office opened in 1908. The Woburn post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/